May 4
4 min read
How One Typo Made The Whole Bible Wicked
A simple error, a lawsuit, and a scandal
In the year 1631, publishers Robert Barker and Martin Lucas made a simple mistake that shocked the sensibilities of the Christian world at the time. During their publishing process, they omitted a single word that changed the entire nature of the bible. The scandal was so great that the men were publicly lambasted by…
